ETIOLOGY- BIOLOGIC THEORIES Flashcards
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BELIEVES THAT ANXIETY DISORDERS ARE HEREDITARY
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GENETIC THEORIES
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NEUROCHEMICAL THEORIES GABA(GAMMA-AMINO BUTYRIC ACID)
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IT IS AN AMINO ACID neuromodulator that INHIBITS ALL EXCITABILITY. IT IS THE BODY’S ANTI-ANXIETY AGENT
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SEROTONIN (5-HT1)
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INDOLAMINE NEUROTRANMITTER AFFECTING AGGRESSION AND MOOD
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SUSPECTED IN PANIC DISORDER, GAD, AND PTSD
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INCREASED NOREPINEPHRINE
